Performer: Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich| Date | Event | Composers, Works, Performers |
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| Wednesday 19-Jun-13 07:30pm |
 Opernhaus, ZürichLady Macbeth of Mzensk |
Zurich Opera Teodor Currentzis, Conductor Andreas Homoki, Director Hartmut Meyer, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Gun-Brit Barkmin, Soprano: Katerina Lvovna Izmailova Kurt Rydl, Bass: Boris Timofeyevich Izmailov Benjamin Bernheim, Tenor: Zinoviy Borisovich Izmailov Brandon Jovanovich, Tenor: Sergey Kismara Pessatti, Mezzo-soprano: Aksinia Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Sonyetka Valery Murga, Bass: Office Manager Pavel Daniluk, Bass: Pope Tomasz Slawinski, Bass: Police inspector |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Wednesday 19-Jun-13 07:30pm Lady Macbeth of Mzensk Opera in nine scenes
Libretto by Alexander G. Preis and Dmitri Shostakovich
after a novella by Nikolai Leskov
The young wife of a merchant, Katerina Ismailova, murders three people. She stirs rat poison into her tyrannical father-in-law’s dish of mushrooms, beats her husband to death together with her lover, and at the prison camp in Siberia, as she finally jumps to her death, drags a rival down with her. Nevertheless, in a horrific men’s world of greed, lechery and violence, Katerina is the only figure with a human face in this opera. Only for her has Shostakovich reserved a compassionate tone. The society in which she becomes a murderess is barbaric. With twisted mouths, the grotesque faces of human wickedness grin out at us from Shostakovich’s magnificent score.
Lady Macbeth of Mzensk was premièred in Leningrad in 1934. It marks a decisive turning point in Shostakovich’s oeuvre. After Joseph Stalin attended a performance of the opera in 1936, the famous article entitled Chaos instead of music was published in Pravda. The work was scourged as the expression of “radical left-wing self-indulgence” and “petit bourgeois innovation”. It disappeared from theatres, Shostakovich had to fear for his life, never composed another opera, and from then on concealed his true musical feelings and ideas behind a thousand masks.
Teodor Currentzis, the spirited Greek conductor from Siberia who has caused a furore with his unconventional interpretations, is the musical director of the production. Tatjana Serjan, famous for her Verdi roles, will be giving her role début as Katerina. Zurich Opera Director Andreas Homoki will be staging his second production of this season.
In Russian with German and English supertitles.Teodor Currentzis, Conductor Andreas Homoki, Director Hartmut Meyer, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Gun-Brit Barkmin, Soprano: Katerina Lvovna Izmailova Kurt Rydl, Bass: Boris Timofeyevich Izmailov Benjamin Bernheim, Tenor: Zinoviy Borisovich Izmailov Brandon Jovanovich, Tenor: Sergey Kismara Pessatti, Mezzo-soprano: Aksinia Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Sonyetka Valery Murga, Bass: Office Manager Pavel Daniluk, Bass: Pope Tomasz Slawinski, Bass: Police inspector | ||
| Friday 21-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Lady Macbeth of Mzensk |
Zurich Opera Teodor Currentzis, Conductor Andreas Homoki, Director Hartmut Meyer, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Gun-Brit Barkmin, Soprano: Katerina Lvovna Izmailova Kurt Rydl, Bass: Boris Timofeyevich Izmailov Benjamin Bernheim, Tenor: Zinoviy Borisovich Izmailov Brandon Jovanovich, Tenor: Sergey Kismara Pessatti, Mezzo-soprano: Aksinia Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Sonyetka Valery Murga, Bass: Office Manager Pavel Daniluk, Bass: Pope Tomasz Slawinski, Bass: Police inspector |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Friday 21-Jun-13 07:00pm Lady Macbeth of Mzensk Opera in nine scenes
Libretto by Alexander G. Preis and Dmitri Shostakovich
after a novella by Nikolai Leskov
The young wife of a merchant, Katerina Ismailova, murders three people. She stirs rat poison into her tyrannical father-in-law’s dish of mushrooms, beats her husband to death together with her lover, and at the prison camp in Siberia, as she finally jumps to her death, drags a rival down with her. Nevertheless, in a horrific men’s world of greed, lechery and violence, Katerina is the only figure with a human face in this opera. Only for her has Shostakovich reserved a compassionate tone. The society in which she becomes a murderess is barbaric. With twisted mouths, the grotesque faces of human wickedness grin out at us from Shostakovich’s magnificent score.
Lady Macbeth of Mzensk was premièred in Leningrad in 1934. It marks a decisive turning point in Shostakovich’s oeuvre. After Joseph Stalin attended a performance of the opera in 1936, the famous article entitled Chaos instead of music was published in Pravda. The work was scourged as the expression of “radical left-wing self-indulgence” and “petit bourgeois innovation”. It disappeared from theatres, Shostakovich had to fear for his life, never composed another opera, and from then on concealed his true musical feelings and ideas behind a thousand masks.
Teodor Currentzis, the spirited Greek conductor from Siberia who has caused a furore with his unconventional interpretations, is the musical director of the production. Tatjana Serjan, famous for her Verdi roles, will be giving her role début as Katerina. Zurich Opera Director Andreas Homoki will be staging his second production of this season.
In Russian with German and English supertitles.Teodor Currentzis, Conductor Andreas Homoki, Director Hartmut Meyer, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Gun-Brit Barkmin, Soprano: Katerina Lvovna Izmailova Kurt Rydl, Bass: Boris Timofeyevich Izmailov Benjamin Bernheim, Tenor: Zinoviy Borisovich Izmailov Brandon Jovanovich, Tenor: Sergey Kismara Pessatti, Mezzo-soprano: Aksinia Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Sonyetka Valery Murga, Bass: Office Manager Pavel Daniluk, Bass: Pope Tomasz Slawinski, Bass: Police inspector | ||
| Saturday 29-Jun-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Rigoletto |
Zurich Opera Fabio Luisi, Conductor Tatjana Gürbaca, Director Klaus Grünberg, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano: Gilda Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Giovanna Saimir Pirgu, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Quinn Kelsey, Baritone: Rigoletto Pavel Daniluk, Bass: Sparafucile Valery Murga, Bass: Monterone |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Saturday 29-Jun-13 07:00pm The court of the Duke of Mantua is the scene of glittering festivities. However, the courtiers who enjoy themselves at these celebrations are morally reprobate. They no longer have any values and amuse themselves out of sheer boredom. Here, to enjoy oneself means to humiliate and demean others. The court jester, Rigoletto, is the most cynical of all. He wants to protect only his daughter Gilda from the corrupt world. He locks her away and forbids her everything. Despite this, the young woman goes her own way. She develops from a rebellious teenager into a mature, loving woman. Her longing for freedom and self-determination is stronger than her father’s oppressive authoritarianism, and her faith in love remains unshakeable, despite the hypocrisy of society. Like so many of Verdi’s figures, Gilda achieves what she failed to do in life only in death – to take the step towards freedom.
With Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi attained a new level in his musical and dramatic oeuvre. He composes the scenes and successive images in a highly precise manner, at times almost like a film editor. The score reveals a brilliant juxtaposition of psychological ambiguity and melodic directness. There are strong contrasts in atmosphere. Giuseppe Verdi wrote Rigoletto during the politically volatile post-revolutionary period around 1850. His decision to base his opera on Victor Hugo’s play, Le Roi s’amuse (The King amuses himself), was an extremely socio-critical choice. Rigoletto is one of the Italian composer’s most sinister operas.
Tatjana Gürbaca will stage the piece, which will be her début at Zurich Opera House. The German director is now one of the most prominent of her generation; this is also because she preserves a feminine view of the works she stages. The internationally sought-after Alexandra Kurzak will be performing Gilda, and Quinn Kelsey, who is considered a sensational discovery among Verdi baritones, will be singing Rigoletto. The experienced Verdi expert Fabio Luisi will be at the rostrum.
In Italian with German and English surtitles.Fabio Luisi, Conductor Tatjana Gürbaca, Director Klaus Grünberg, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano: Gilda Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Giovanna Saimir Pirgu, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Quinn Kelsey, Baritone: Rigoletto Pavel Daniluk, Bass: Sparafucile Valery Murga, Bass: Monterone | ||
| Wednesday 3-Jul-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Die Fliegende Holländer |
Zurich Opera Alain Altinoglu, Conductor Andreas Homoki, Director Wolfgang Gussmann, Set Designer Anja Kampe, Soprano: Senta Liliana Nikiteanu, Contralto: Mary Bryn Terfel, Baritone: Dutchman Matti Salminen, Bass: Daland Marco Jentzsch, Tenor: Erik Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: The Steersman Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Wednesday 3-Jul-13 07:00pm Die Fliegende Holländer Heinrich Heine wrote the story of the seafarer who yearns for deliverance from a curse through the faithful love of a woman. The master of romantic irony pieced together a fictitious play from various seafaring sagas and created a brilliant parody of the romantic melodramas, which Richard Wagner, however, took seriously. In the unhappy hero, who will not give up his aim of sailing round a dangerous cape despite the severest of storms, Wagner recognised a man who does not simply accept the world order, but seeks to overthrow it, even if he is punished with a terrible curse. To the young composer and revolutionary, this man must have seemed a kindred spirit; equally so the young woman, whose life’s dream is to escape the narrow confines of her father’s house and rescue the seafarer. She is a woman who aspires to unconditional self-fulfilment. Against all resistance, she asserts her vision of a fulfilled existence, and takes to its logical extreme the idea of remaining true to herself. The encounter of the two figures ends tragically, but in Wagner’s eyes they do not fail because of the world; the world fails because of them. A few years later, Wagner stood on the barricades in Dresden in an attempt to transform into reality his dream of a world redeemed and determined by love…
In this production, two outstanding singers, Bryn Terfel and Anja Kampe, will be giving their débuts at Zurich Opera, and Matti Salminen can once again be heard as Daland. The young conductor Alain Altinoglu has already made the leap to some of the major opera houses. The Flying Dutchman is Director Andreas Homoki’s first production in Zurich.
In German with German and English surtitles.Alain Altinoglu, Conductor Andreas Homoki, Director Wolfgang Gussmann, Set Designer Anja Kampe, Soprano: Senta Liliana Nikiteanu, Contralto: Mary Bryn Terfel, Baritone: Dutchman Matti Salminen, Bass: Daland Marco Jentzsch, Tenor: Erik Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: The Steersman Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Die Fliegende Holländer |
Zurich Opera Alain Altinoglu, Conductor Andreas Homoki, Director Wolfgang Gussmann, Set Designer Anja Kampe, Soprano: Senta Liliana Nikiteanu, Contralto: Mary Bryn Terfel, Baritone: Dutchman Matti Salminen, Bass: Daland Marco Jentzsch, Tenor: Erik Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: The Steersman Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Friday 5-Jul-13 07:00pm Die Fliegende Holländer Heinrich Heine wrote the story of the seafarer who yearns for deliverance from a curse through the faithful love of a woman. The master of romantic irony pieced together a fictitious play from various seafaring sagas and created a brilliant parody of the romantic melodramas, which Richard Wagner, however, took seriously. In the unhappy hero, who will not give up his aim of sailing round a dangerous cape despite the severest of storms, Wagner recognised a man who does not simply accept the world order, but seeks to overthrow it, even if he is punished with a terrible curse. To the young composer and revolutionary, this man must have seemed a kindred spirit; equally so the young woman, whose life’s dream is to escape the narrow confines of her father’s house and rescue the seafarer. She is a woman who aspires to unconditional self-fulfilment. Against all resistance, she asserts her vision of a fulfilled existence, and takes to its logical extreme the idea of remaining true to herself. The encounter of the two figures ends tragically, but in Wagner’s eyes they do not fail because of the world; the world fails because of them. A few years later, Wagner stood on the barricades in Dresden in an attempt to transform into reality his dream of a world redeemed and determined by love…
In this production, two outstanding singers, Bryn Terfel and Anja Kampe, will be giving their débuts at Zurich Opera, and Matti Salminen can once again be heard as Daland. The young conductor Alain Altinoglu has already made the leap to some of the major opera houses. The Flying Dutchman is Director Andreas Homoki’s first production in Zurich.
In German with German and English surtitles.Alain Altinoglu, Conductor Andreas Homoki, Director Wolfgang Gussmann, Set Designer Anja Kampe, Soprano: Senta Liliana Nikiteanu, Contralto: Mary Bryn Terfel, Baritone: Dutchman Matti Salminen, Bass: Daland Marco Jentzsch, Tenor: Erik Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: The Steersman Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich | ||
| Thursday 11-Jul-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Rigoletto |
Zurich Opera Fabio Luisi, Conductor Tatjana Gürbaca, Director Klaus Grünberg, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano: Gilda Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Giovanna Saimir Pirgu, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Quinn Kelsey, Baritone: Rigoletto Christof Fischesser, Bass: Sparafucile Valery Murga, Bass: Monterone |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Thursday 11-Jul-13 07:00pm The court of the Duke of Mantua is the scene of glittering festivities. However, the courtiers who enjoy themselves at these celebrations are morally reprobate. They no longer have any values and amuse themselves out of sheer boredom. Here, to enjoy oneself means to humiliate and demean others. The court jester, Rigoletto, is the most cynical of all. He wants to protect only his daughter Gilda from the corrupt world. He locks her away and forbids her everything. Despite this, the young woman goes her own way. She develops from a rebellious teenager into a mature, loving woman. Her longing for freedom and self-determination is stronger than her father’s oppressive authoritarianism, and her faith in love remains unshakeable, despite the hypocrisy of society. Like so many of Verdi’s figures, Gilda achieves what she failed to do in life only in death – to take the step towards freedom.
With Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi attained a new level in his musical and dramatic oeuvre. He composes the scenes and successive images in a highly precise manner, at times almost like a film editor. The score reveals a brilliant juxtaposition of psychological ambiguity and melodic directness. There are strong contrasts in atmosphere. Giuseppe Verdi wrote Rigoletto during the politically volatile post-revolutionary period around 1850. His decision to base his opera on Victor Hugo’s play, Le Roi s’amuse (The King amuses himself), was an extremely socio-critical choice. Rigoletto is one of the Italian composer’s most sinister operas.
Tatjana Gürbaca will stage the piece, which will be her début at Zurich Opera House. The German director is now one of the most prominent of her generation; this is also because she preserves a feminine view of the works she stages. The internationally sought-after Alexandra Kurzak will be performing Gilda, and Quinn Kelsey, who is considered a sensational discovery among Verdi baritones, will be singing Rigoletto. The experienced Verdi expert Fabio Luisi will be at the rostrum.
In Italian with German and English surtitles.Fabio Luisi, Conductor Tatjana Gürbaca, Director Klaus Grünberg, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano: Gilda Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Giovanna Saimir Pirgu, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Quinn Kelsey, Baritone: Rigoletto Christof Fischesser, Bass: Sparafucile Valery Murga, Bass: Monterone | ||
| Saturday 13-Jul-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Rigoletto |
Zurich Opera Fabio Luisi, Conductor Tatjana Gürbaca, Director Klaus Grünberg, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano: Gilda Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Giovanna Saimir Pirgu, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Quinn Kelsey, Baritone: Rigoletto Christof Fischesser, Bass: Sparafucile Valery Murga, Bass: Monterone |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Saturday 13-Jul-13 07:00pm The court of the Duke of Mantua is the scene of glittering festivities. However, the courtiers who enjoy themselves at these celebrations are morally reprobate. They no longer have any values and amuse themselves out of sheer boredom. Here, to enjoy oneself means to humiliate and demean others. The court jester, Rigoletto, is the most cynical of all. He wants to protect only his daughter Gilda from the corrupt world. He locks her away and forbids her everything. Despite this, the young woman goes her own way. She develops from a rebellious teenager into a mature, loving woman. Her longing for freedom and self-determination is stronger than her father’s oppressive authoritarianism, and her faith in love remains unshakeable, despite the hypocrisy of society. Like so many of Verdi’s figures, Gilda achieves what she failed to do in life only in death – to take the step towards freedom.
With Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi attained a new level in his musical and dramatic oeuvre. He composes the scenes and successive images in a highly precise manner, at times almost like a film editor. The score reveals a brilliant juxtaposition of psychological ambiguity and melodic directness. There are strong contrasts in atmosphere. Giuseppe Verdi wrote Rigoletto during the politically volatile post-revolutionary period around 1850. His decision to base his opera on Victor Hugo’s play, Le Roi s’amuse (The King amuses himself), was an extremely socio-critical choice. Rigoletto is one of the Italian composer’s most sinister operas.
Tatjana Gürbaca will stage the piece, which will be her début at Zurich Opera House. The German director is now one of the most prominent of her generation; this is also because she preserves a feminine view of the works she stages. The internationally sought-after Alexandra Kurzak will be performing Gilda, and Quinn Kelsey, who is considered a sensational discovery among Verdi baritones, will be singing Rigoletto. The experienced Verdi expert Fabio Luisi will be at the rostrum.
In Italian with German and English surtitles.Fabio Luisi, Conductor Tatjana Gürbaca, Director Klaus Grünberg, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano: Gilda Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Giovanna Saimir Pirgu, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Quinn Kelsey, Baritone: Rigoletto Christof Fischesser, Bass: Sparafucile Valery Murga, Bass: Monterone | ||
| Saturday 14-Dec-13 08:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Sale - A Handel project by Christoph Marthaler |
Zurich Opera Laurence Cummings, Conductor Christoph Marthaler, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Anna Viebrock, Set Designer Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano: Head of the dynasty and Department store director Marc Bodnar, Actor: Her late, third husband Raphael Clamer, Actor: Illegitimate son of the store director and branch manager Malin Hartelius, Soprano: Neice of department store director Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Great-nephew of the store director Graham Valentine, Actor: Close English speaking relative Tora Augestad, Soprano: Norwegian American relative |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Saturday 14-Dec-13 08:00pm Sale - A Handel project by Christoph Marthaler Running time 1 hour 55 minutes without interval. “Whenever I contemplated the head of Georg Friedrich Handel,” wrote John Christopher Smith, the composer’s secretary, on 1 April 1760 in his diary, which was found only recently in the estate of the owner of a London department store, “I could not help but imagine the brain of this extraordinary man as an endless row of shelves. Stored there and dismantled into thousands of individual components, the music lay ready, wanting to escape, and already coming out of the space delimited by the skull in an alarmingly disorderly manner. Now that the great composer has left this world, I am worried about those sounds, that music, which anticipated the entire future, lying undiscovered on those shelves, beyond reach and sealed, several feet down, hidden like a grave in a pyramid, secured with deadly traps. I am afraid because posterity will leave no stone unturned to raise Georg Friedrich’s hidden treasures and expose them to the destruction that is a clearance sale. The first investors have already announced that the grave is to be opened. May they lose their way in the labyrinths built in Georg Friedrich’s final resting place to deceive undesirable intruders – and may they never find their way out again! And if they do manage to get as far as those hidden shelves, I would call out to them imploringly: Handle with care!”Laurence Cummings, Conductor Christoph Marthaler, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Anna Viebrock, Set Designer Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano: Head of the dynasty and Department store director Marc Bodnar, Actor: Her late, third husband Raphael Clamer, Actor: Illegitimate son of the store director and branch manager Malin Hartelius, Soprano: Neice of department store director Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Great-nephew of the store director Graham Valentine, Actor: Close English speaking relative Tora Augestad, Soprano: Norwegian American relative | ||
| Tuesday 17-Dec-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Sale - A Handel project by Christoph Marthaler |
Zurich Opera Laurence Cummings, Conductor Christoph Marthaler, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Anna Viebrock, Set Designer Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano: Head of the dynasty and Department store director Marc Bodnar, Actor: Her late, third husband Raphael Clamer, Actor: Illegitimate son of the store director and branch manager Malin Hartelius, Soprano: Neice of department store director Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Great-nephew of the store director Graham Valentine, Actor: Close English speaking relative Tora Augestad, Soprano: Norwegian American relative |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Tuesday 17-Dec-13 07:00pm Sale - A Handel project by Christoph Marthaler Running time 1 hour 55 minutes without interval. “Whenever I contemplated the head of Georg Friedrich Handel,” wrote John Christopher Smith, the composer’s secretary, on 1 April 1760 in his diary, which was found only recently in the estate of the owner of a London department store, “I could not help but imagine the brain of this extraordinary man as an endless row of shelves. Stored there and dismantled into thousands of individual components, the music lay ready, wanting to escape, and already coming out of the space delimited by the skull in an alarmingly disorderly manner. Now that the great composer has left this world, I am worried about those sounds, that music, which anticipated the entire future, lying undiscovered on those shelves, beyond reach and sealed, several feet down, hidden like a grave in a pyramid, secured with deadly traps. I am afraid because posterity will leave no stone unturned to raise Georg Friedrich’s hidden treasures and expose them to the destruction that is a clearance sale. The first investors have already announced that the grave is to be opened. May they lose their way in the labyrinths built in Georg Friedrich’s final resting place to deceive undesirable intruders – and may they never find their way out again! And if they do manage to get as far as those hidden shelves, I would call out to them imploringly: Handle with care!”Laurence Cummings, Conductor Christoph Marthaler, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Anna Viebrock, Set Designer Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano: Head of the dynasty and Department store director Marc Bodnar, Actor: Her late, third husband Raphael Clamer, Actor: Illegitimate son of the store director and branch manager Malin Hartelius, Soprano: Neice of department store director Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Great-nephew of the store director Graham Valentine, Actor: Close English speaking relative Tora Augestad, Soprano: Norwegian American relative | ||
| Thursday 2-Jan-14 07:30pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Sale - A Handel project by Christoph Marthaler |
Zurich Opera Laurence Cummings, Conductor Christoph Marthaler, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Anna Viebrock, Set Designer Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano: Head of the dynasty and Department store director Marc Bodnar, Actor: Her late, third husband Raphael Clamer, Actor: Illegitimate son of the store director and branch manager Malin Hartelius, Soprano: Neice of department store director Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Great-nephew of the store director Graham Valentine, Actor: Close English speaking relative Tora Augestad, Soprano: Norwegian American relative |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Thursday 2-Jan-14 07:30pm Sale - A Handel project by Christoph Marthaler Running time 1 hour 55 minutes without interval. Tickets 230 - 35 CHF“Whenever I contemplated the head of Georg Friedrich Handel,” wrote John Christopher Smith, the composer’s secretary, on 1 April 1760 in his diary, which was found only recently in the estate of the owner of a London department store, “I could not help but imagine the brain of this extraordinary man as an endless row of shelves. Stored there and dismantled into thousands of individual components, the music lay ready, wanting to escape, and already coming out of the space delimited by the skull in an alarmingly disorderly manner. Now that the great composer has left this world, I am worried about those sounds, that music, which anticipated the entire future, lying undiscovered on those shelves, beyond reach and sealed, several feet down, hidden like a grave in a pyramid, secured with deadly traps. I am afraid because posterity will leave no stone unturned to raise Georg Friedrich’s hidden treasures and expose them to the destruction that is a clearance sale. The first investors have already announced that the grave is to be opened. May they lose their way in the labyrinths built in Georg Friedrich’s final resting place to deceive undesirable intruders – and may they never find their way out again! And if they do manage to get as far as those hidden shelves, I would call out to them imploringly: Handle with care!”Laurence Cummings, Conductor Christoph Marthaler, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Anna Viebrock, Set Designer Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano: Head of the dynasty and Department store director Marc Bodnar, Actor: Her late, third husband Raphael Clamer, Actor: Illegitimate son of the store director and branch manager Malin Hartelius, Soprano: Neice of department store director Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Great-nephew of the store director Graham Valentine, Actor: Close English speaking relative Tora Augestad, Soprano: Norwegian American relative | ||
| Sunday 5-Jan-14 02:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Sale - A Handel project by Christoph Marthaler |
Zurich Opera Laurence Cummings, Conductor Christoph Marthaler, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Anna Viebrock, Set Designer Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano: Head of the dynasty and Department store director Marc Bodnar, Actor: Her late, third husband Raphael Clamer, Actor: Illegitimate son of the store director and branch manager Malin Hartelius, Soprano: Neice of department store director Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Great-nephew of the store director Graham Valentine, Actor: Close English speaking relative Tora Augestad, Soprano: Norwegian American relative |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Sunday 5-Jan-14 02:00pm Sale - A Handel project by Christoph Marthaler Running time 1 hour 55 minutes without interval. Tickets 230 - 35 CHF“Whenever I contemplated the head of Georg Friedrich Handel,” wrote John Christopher Smith, the composer’s secretary, on 1 April 1760 in his diary, which was found only recently in the estate of the owner of a London department store, “I could not help but imagine the brain of this extraordinary man as an endless row of shelves. Stored there and dismantled into thousands of individual components, the music lay ready, wanting to escape, and already coming out of the space delimited by the skull in an alarmingly disorderly manner. Now that the great composer has left this world, I am worried about those sounds, that music, which anticipated the entire future, lying undiscovered on those shelves, beyond reach and sealed, several feet down, hidden like a grave in a pyramid, secured with deadly traps. I am afraid because posterity will leave no stone unturned to raise Georg Friedrich’s hidden treasures and expose them to the destruction that is a clearance sale. The first investors have already announced that the grave is to be opened. May they lose their way in the labyrinths built in Georg Friedrich’s final resting place to deceive undesirable intruders – and may they never find their way out again! And if they do manage to get as far as those hidden shelves, I would call out to them imploringly: Handle with care!”Laurence Cummings, Conductor Christoph Marthaler, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Anna Viebrock, Set Designer Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano: Head of the dynasty and Department store director Marc Bodnar, Actor: Her late, third husband Raphael Clamer, Actor: Illegitimate son of the store director and branch manager Malin Hartelius, Soprano: Neice of department store director Christophe Dumaux, Countertenor: Great-nephew of the store director Graham Valentine, Actor: Close English speaking relative Tora Augestad, Soprano: Norwegian American relative | ||
| Sunday 11-May-14 11:15am |
Opernhaus, Zürich Mozart |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Sunday 11-May-14 11:15am Mozart Tickets 95 - 35 CHF. | ||
| Saturday 17-May-14 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria - Première |
Zurich Opera Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Saturday 17-May-14 07:00pm Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria - Première In Italian with German and English surtitles. Running time 3 hours. Tickets 320 - 38 CHF.Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco | ||
| Wednesday 21-May-14 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria |
Zurich Opera Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Wednesday 21-May-14 07:00pm In Italian with German and English surtitles. Running time 3 hours. Tickets 270 - 38 CHF.Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco | ||
| Friday 23-May-14 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria |
Zurich Opera Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Friday 23-May-14 07:00pm In Italian with German and English surtitles. Running time 3 hours. Tickets 270 - 38 CHF.Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco | ||
| Wednesday 28-May-14 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria |
Zurich Opera Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Wednesday 28-May-14 07:00pm In Italian with German and English surtitles. Running time 3 hours. Tickets 270 - 38 CHF.Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco | ||
| Friday 30-May-14 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria |
Zurich Opera Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Friday 30-May-14 07:00pm In Italian with German and English surtitles. Running time 3 hours.Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco | ||
| Sunday 1-Jun-14 07:30pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria |
Zurich Opera Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Sunday 1-Jun-14 07:30pm In Italian with German and English surtitles. Running time 3 hours. Tickets 270 - 38 CHF.Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco | ||
| Thursday 5-Jun-14 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria |
Zurich Opera Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Thursday 5-Jun-14 07:00pm In Italian with German and English surtitles. Running time 3 hours. Tickets 270 - 38 CHF.Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco | ||
| Saturday 7-Jun-14 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria |
Zurich Opera Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Saturday 7-Jun-14 07:00pm In Italian with German and English surtitles. Running time 3 hours. Tickets 270 - 38 CHF.Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco | ||
| Wednesday 11-Jun-14 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria |
Zurich Opera Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Wednesday 11-Jun-14 07:00pm In Italian with German and English surtitles. Running time 3 hours. Tickets 270 - 38 CHF.Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco | ||
| Saturday 14-Jun-14 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria |
Zurich Opera Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Saturday 14-Jun-14 07:00pm In Italian with German and English surtitles. Running time 3 hours. Tickets 270 - 38 CHF.Ivor Bolton, Conductor Willy Decker, Director Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano: Penelope Kurt Streit, Tenor: Ulisse Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano: Minerva Ivana Rusko, Soprano: Giuone Julie Fuchs, Soprano: Melanto Chloé Chavanon, Soprano: Amor Liliana Nikiteanu, Mezzo-soprano: Ericlea Fabio Trümpy, Tenor: Telemaco | ||
